Ohio shut down three power plants

Time:2012-02-19 11:28From:未知 Author:adminClick:times

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It is learned from FirstEnergy Corporation, three coal fired power plants will be closed down in West Virginia by this fall under the impact of new federal EPA regulations. They are Albright Power Station, Willow Island Power Station, and t

It is learned from FirstEnergy Corporation, three coal fired power plants will be closed down in West Virginia by this fall under the impact of new federal EPA regulations. They are Albright Power Station, Willow Island Power Station, and the Rivesville Power Station which will be directly affected 105 employees.

The three plants operated under subsidiary Monongahela Power produce 660 megawatts and about 3-percent of FirstEnergy's total generation. In recent years, the plants served as "peaking facilities" and generated power during times of peak demand for power.

Mon Power recently finished a study of unscrubbed coal fired plants in the system to determine the potential impact of the most recent environmental regulations from EPA. Company officials determined the EPA's Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS) made it unfeasible to retrofit or continue operating the three plants.

“The high cost to implement MATS and other environmental rules is the reason these Mon Power plants are being retired,” said James R. Haney, regional president of Mon Power and president of West Virginia Operations for FirstEnergy.

The announcement follows an announcement from First Energy last month that six coal fired plants in Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Maryland would also be retired. All of those plans are due to be off line and shut down by September 1, 2012.